
At
thirteen years of age,
armed with a limited tool supply and a small shop on east Burnside in
Portland,
Tom Heitzman
began painting and repairing cars. However, what started as a small
enterprise
soon became quite a large business for young Tom. In 1937, after 9
years of
repairing vehicles,
the young entrepeneur bought his first piece of land in
he invested in another property in
Luckily, his daring relocation paid off.
Throughout the next seventy years, Beaverton
but Heitzman Body & Paint would
continuously remain a central part of such a promising city.

In 1971,
Tom Heitzman died
of a massive heart attack at age 56, and his only child was given
control
of the company.
Thirty seven years later, Barbara Heitzman-Benjamin still
remains the company CEO.
Barbara's daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Rocky
Thomson, also work for the company.
Lisa, who joined the company in 1986, is
now the secretary treasurer.
Her Husband, Rocky, started at Heitzman's in 1974 as a car detailer and
is now the company's general manager.
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